FFH
Veteran Member
I think they are smelling all the Christmas goodies and have all come out of the woodwork.
I always have ants but today was the worst.
Too much good food, cookies, candie, etc. in the house.
They are freaking out !!!
Have any good remedies ????
I've been looking on the net for some.
Here are the ones that stood out.
Boric acid
lemon juice
mint oil
I poured some nail polish remover (acetone), with a lemon scent, (I'm desperate to try anything at this point) in the cracks where I see them, along with some 100% lemon juice. That seemed to work for now.
BTW I've tried every trap I could get my hands on and they still keep coming back. "Ant-B-Gone" trap seems to work the best but they're still not strong enough.
I've had this problem for almost two years now.
I'm tired of living with ants !!!!!!!!!!!
Oh.... I even tried to pray them away.... Gasoline came to mind... He he he...I was so desperate that I was going to poor it all around the perimeter of the house...until my wife was felt impressed that I was actually going to do it and convinced me not to do it... although I saw no harm in it...Just a little fumes which could leak into the home and ignite when they hit the electricly lit gas furnace...whew that was a close one...Sometimes I don't think things through.. JK I wouldn't really do it..uhhh...I'd just wait until spring when the furnace was off then I'd do it.... ...Maybe...seriously I'm that desperate.
What do you think ???? Gasoline's cheaper than pesticides... and I'm cheap...
I guess I'll stick with lemon juice and Boric acid for now...unless I discover something better.
Ohhhhh...uh...cucumber peelings was another remedy for keeping ants out of the home, seriously it's true...
Any suggestions ????
I always have ants but today was the worst.
Too much good food, cookies, candie, etc. in the house.
They are freaking out !!!
Have any good remedies ????
I've been looking on the net for some.
Here are the ones that stood out.
Boric acid
lemon juice
mint oil
I poured some nail polish remover (acetone), with a lemon scent, (I'm desperate to try anything at this point) in the cracks where I see them, along with some 100% lemon juice. That seemed to work for now.
BTW I've tried every trap I could get my hands on and they still keep coming back. "Ant-B-Gone" trap seems to work the best but they're still not strong enough.
I've had this problem for almost two years now.
I'm tired of living with ants !!!!!!!!!!!
Oh.... I even tried to pray them away.... Gasoline came to mind... He he he...I was so desperate that I was going to poor it all around the perimeter of the house...until my wife was felt impressed that I was actually going to do it and convinced me not to do it... although I saw no harm in it...Just a little fumes which could leak into the home and ignite when they hit the electricly lit gas furnace...whew that was a close one...Sometimes I don't think things through.. JK I wouldn't really do it..uhhh...I'd just wait until spring when the furnace was off then I'd do it.... ...Maybe...seriously I'm that desperate.
What do you think ???? Gasoline's cheaper than pesticides... and I'm cheap...
I guess I'll stick with lemon juice and Boric acid for now...unless I discover something better.
Ohhhhh...uh...cucumber peelings was another remedy for keeping ants out of the home, seriously it's true...
Any suggestions ????